The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
WANTS TO COME TO RApIDEs
SALADo, BELL Co., TEXAS. ,
Editor democrat

June Is, 1887. !
| Editor Nemocrdt
SRA few days ago | Subscribed fo
Your paper for short time, for the pu;,
pose OF finding out something about Won
Parish. Have received one number, bu
find no land agents advertisement, are
as WISH to move to your State next W in
ter, you Will oblige me very much by
giving me- some information about Ran
idcs. What can good upland, unim
proved, be bought for in forty acre tracts
cash, and small improved farms one-thirt
cash, balance on three years time ? What
will upland produce in corn and cotton
per acre? Do garden vegetables and
irtlt do well What is good rough pine
lumber worth Is the range good for cat
tie, and what is tile number of inhabi.
tants Of Rapidcs?
MIR. Editor, hate very much to trouble
you, but am poor man, and am anx-
ions to get where / can home, however
snall-land is SO high, and sells in such
large traces here, that it takes several
thousand dollars to buy home.
II yon will give ne the information
asked, you will confer a great favor.
Yours resp'y,
Rosr. W. COLLIER.
Of late we have received just such
letters as the one published, making
enquiries, not the same, however, as
the one above. We have for years
passed tried in vain to impress our
business men with the necessity of adj.
Vertising; not SO much for the reason
that it helped us in particular, but
that it would make our town and its
people abroad, and thus be tho means
of building it up in the end. How
can strangers, who take the Alexan-
dria papers, find out who is a land
agent, a druggist, OF who has livery
stable, hotel or restaurant, or who is a
lawyer, doctor, dentist, etc, unless he
sees him advertised in tho paper p
No ono can to be sure, and this is why
we refer to this matter in this way.
10 answer some of the gentleman's
questions we would say:
The prices of lands range as follows,
and may be purchased in tracts and
quantities to suit all investors
Pine lands, from $3.50 per acre up
ward. Bottom, timber lands, from SIS
to IS per acre. Improved lands from
IS to $50 per acre, according to quail
lty, location, improvements, etc.
The terms of payment are easy, be-
ing usually one-third cash down, and
the balance in one, two and three
years time, with interest at the rate of
s per cent per annum. Land may al
so be leased at from 50 to Sc per acre.
1t perhaps would be better for those
locating in Rapides parish to pay cash
for their lands, as they will save money
by it. There is no time more favora-
bic than the present for making selec-
tons and purchases of land
Cotton land will produce from three
quarters to bale Of cotton to the acre;
in corn from 20 to SO bushels an acre.
All kinds of vegetables are grown, al
so fruit in abundance. Both are early
and could be shipped West, and prove
profitable.
AS cattle raising country this sec
ion cannot be excellea--the range is
most excellent.
In word we tell our friend in
Texas tllat we have a better country
han the one he is in at present, and i'll
le will come here he will see. This
5 the boss poor mans country, and
We invite our friend, and all others
who would follow him, to come to